Legal Opinion
Sicherman v. Cohara (In Re Cohara)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 5, 2005No. 04-8051PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
AUG, Chief Judge.
Marvin A. Sicherman, Chapter 7 Trustee, appeals the bankruptcy court’s order granting the Debtor, Josephine Cohara’s, motion to voluntarily dismiss her chapter 7 case pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 707(a).
I.ISSUES ON APPEAL
Whether the bankruptcy court abused its discretion in finding that the Debtor met her burden to establish that cause existed under § 707(a) to grant the Debt- or’s motion to dismiss her chapter 7 petition.
II.JURISDICTION AND STANDARD OF REVIEW
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (“BAP”) of the Sixth Circuit has jurisdiction to decide this appeal. The United…
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